Kyre Duplessis drew interest from a couple FCS-level programs in his home state of Virginia but didn’t receive any scholarship offers coming out of Woodbridge High School there.

He decided to walk on at Coastal Carolina, though earning a college education, not football, was his primary objective.

“Coming in as a walk-on,” he said, “you know you're not really gonna get too many opportunities. I was just happy to be on the team at that point. I knew that there was a lot I needed to learn, but I was willing to put in the work.”

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